The history of the board gaming hobby is something I’ve paid close attention to over my 10+ years in the hobby. Remembering the hype of the past, understanding why certain games were so popular in ...

The collectible/customizable card game (CCG) or trading card game was an invention of Richard Garfield in 1993 with Magic: The Gathering. Magic rapidly exploded, and ...

What are the best trading card games? It's a tough field. We've played dozens of TCGs over the years, all trying to bottle the same lightning as Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering, recreate ...

There’s a wonderful charm to the nature of print-and-play board games. Whether free or available for a small fee, these do-it-yourself designs offer full experiences that rival professionally ...

Richard Garfield has been the godfather of trading card games since reinventing the idea of a card game with Magic: The Gathering 30 years ago. Three decades on, the influence of MTG’s engrossing ...

Plenty of people would agree that games are supposed to be fair, but gamers have long realized that "fair" is often much less important than "balanced." While classic board games like chess and annual ...

Preservation is an important thing across all mediums, whether it’s films, books or games. Your favourite MMO might lose its servers and you may never play it again. Your Game Boy cartridge’s battery ...